Life, 1929-02-15 · page 21 of 44
Life — February 15, 1929 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical commentary typical of 1920s Life magazine. **"Little Rambles with Serious Thinkers"** presents quotes from public figures (Bernarr Macfadden, Louis Bisch, Calvin Coolidge, Dorothy Dix, etc.) on relationships, work, and society—likely selected to highlight contradictions or absurdities in their positions. **"The Constant Dirth"** (poem by Carroll Carroll) satirizes modern life's endless consumption and restlessness, culminating in the joke that one can have "everything—but ash trays"—mocking both materialism and the futility of accumulation. **The two cartoons** use animals as stand-ins for humans: the top image shows dogs and cats in a domestic kitchen scene with the caption "A fine head, General! A remarkable head for an Angora!"—likely satirizing vanity or aristocratic pretension. The bottom cartoon depicts a drunk attempting to cut in on a couple dancing, a common social comedy scenario of the era. The overall theme mocks contemporary attitudes about domesticity, social climbing, and behavior.
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19 Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers A creat big man likes to be petted and caressed just as much and maybe more than alittle one. — Bernarr Macfadden. Men, of course, may possess sex appeal as strongly as women. Louis E. Bisch, M.D., Ph.D. Over here we put red lips and the rose and we call them poetical, while on the other side we put a rusty nail and say that’s not poetical, But I'm here to say that the rusty nail is more poctical than the red lips of a young lady if those lips are too red. Edwin Markham. I believe that no job is really worth hav- ing and one can’t starve to death. G. D. Eaton. The letter of a woman is always more honest and sincere than the letter of a man. George Jean Nathan. Breakfast is not only bacon and eggs, it is symbolic of domesticity. Dorothy Dix. The stage and the screen alike exist to serve the public. Will H, Hays. Our theory of society rests on a higher level than communism. DT Carbsle- Calvin Coolidge. “A fine head, General! A remarkable Girls are privileged to tell all. head for an Angora!” Heyward Broun. THE CONSTANT DIRTH Some day I'll have enough of all enjoy- ment, {| Enough of going here and there and | yonder, Enough of every practical employment; Enough of new perspectives | may pon- | | der. | Some day when I've enough of life, I'll give in, Nor waste a thought on travel nor on | cash trays. That day I'll build a house that I can live in | And have enough of everything—but ash trays. | Carroll Carroll. | Drunk: May I cut in? comicbooks.com